Historical University Rankings in Spain
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Presents an overview of university performance metrics across Spain. The data tracks higher education institutions based on their positions in various international and national evaluations, allowing for analysis of performance in areas such as teaching, research, innovation, and web presence. The dataset covers a span of years, providing a historical snapshot of university classification.
Columns
- Universidad: Indicates the name of the university being evaluated.
- U-Ranking BBVA (2017) (ranking sobre 61 universidades): A 2017 ranking published by the BBVA bank that evaluates Spanish universities based on their performance across three main areas: teaching, research, and innovation and technological development.
- Webometrics España (2017) (sobre 252 universidades): A 2017 ranking published by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) focused on evaluating Spanish universities based on their presence and activity on the web.
- Webometrics Mundo (2017) (ranking sobre 11.995 universidades): A 2017 global ranking published by CSIC that evaluates universities worldwide based on their presence and activity on the web.
- El Mundo (2011/2012) (ránkin sobre 71 universidades): A ranking published by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo in 2011/2012, assessing Spanish universities based on performance in areas such as teaching, research, and employability.
- InternetLab (2007) (ránkin sobre 100 universidades): A 2007 ranking published by the Spanish consultancy firm InternetLab focused on evaluating Spanish universities based on their web presence and activity.
- 4icu (mayo de 2010) (ránkin sobre 72 universidades): A global ranking from May 2010 evaluating universities based on their web presence.
- El País (2013) (Top 10 docencia): A 2013 ranking published by the Spanish newspaper El País focused on teaching performance.
- El País (2013) (Investigación): A 2013 ranking published by the Spanish newspaper El País focused on research performance.
Distribution
The data is stored in a CSV file named
Clasificacion_Universidades_Espaa.csv. The file size is 4.25 kB, containing 9 fields (columns). There are 73 total values detailing the ranking information. The expected update frequency for this material is Never.Usage
This data is suitable for comparative analysis of Spanish higher education institutions. Ideal applications include historical benchmarking of university performance over the 2007–2017 decade, academic research into shifting ranking methodologies, and evaluation of the influence of web presence metrics versus traditional metrics (like teaching and research).
Coverage
The geographic scope is focused exclusively on Spanish universities, profiling 50 institutions. The rankings provided span a period from 2007 (InternetLab) through to 2017 (BBVA and Webometrics). It should be noted that the columns related to the El País rankings for teaching and research contain a high percentage of missing values.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Researchers and Academics: To study trends and historical performance metrics of Spanish higher education institutions.
- Policy Analysts: To inform governmental strategy regarding educational investment and institutional evaluation.
- Students and Guidance Counsellors: For comparative reports and choosing universities based on historical rankings.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Spanish University Ranking Metrics 2007-2017
- Spain HEI Classification
- Historical University Rankings in Spain
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Original Data Source: Historical University Rankings in Spain
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